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resident. Samuel's statement that he found it nesting in Massa- 

 chusetts is doubtless an error. 



(September 21) October 16 to April 28 (May 7). 

 Amherst: "Common winter resident." Berkshire: "Common mi- 

 grant in spring and autumn. ... Not common in winter." Bristol 

 County : " Common winter visitant." Brookline : " Common winter 

 resident." Cambridge : Common winter visitant. Abundant transient 

 visitant. Cohasset : " Common winter resident. 1 ' Dedham : " Common in 

 winter." Essex County :" Abundant." Ipswich: " Abundant winter visit- 

 ant." Martha's Vineyard : " Uncommon winter resident." Springfield : 

 " Common winter resident. Abundant in spring and autumn." Tem- 

 pleton : "Common in winter." Wellesley : "Common migrant, less 

 common winter resident." 



337. Zonotrichia albicollis (Gmel.). WHITE-THROATED 

 SPARROW. 



An abundant spring and autumn migrant, occasionally wintering. 

 It has been found breeding in Worcester County, at Watatic 

 Mountain, 1 Hubbardston, 2 -Winchendon ; 3 in Harnpden County, 

 at Granville, Blandforcl 4 and Springfield ;' in Middlesex County, 

 at Wakefield 5 and Framingham, 6 and in Berkshire County. 



April 22 to May 26; Summer; September i to November 24; 

 Winter. 



Amherst: " Common migrant." Berkshire: Common spring and fall 

 migrant. Breeding rarely in valleys, but in considerable numbers on 

 Greylock range and on Hoosac plateau. Bristol County : " Common 

 transient visitant." A few winter. Brookline: " Common migrant and 

 rare winter resident/' Cambridge: Very common transient visitant ; a 

 few winter. .Cohasset: "'Common migrant." Dedham: "Common 

 migrant." Essex County : " Abundant." Ipswich : " Common tran- 

 sient visitant." Springfield : "Very common spring and autumn visitor. 

 Breeds occasionally." Templeton : "Common migrant." Wellesley: 

 " Common migrant." 



338. Zonotrichia leucophrys (Forst.). WHITE-CROWNED 

 SPARROW. 



1 Faxon ; in verbis. 



2 Howe ; Auk, Vol. XIV, No. 4, Oct., 1895, p. 406. 

 3 Brewster; Auk, Vol. V, No. 4, Oct., 1888, p. 390. 

 4 Morris ; Birds of Springfield, 1901, p. 29. 



5 Torrey; Auk, Vol. V, No. 4, Oct., 1888, pp. 426, 427. 



6 Browne; Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. V, No. i, Jan., 1880, p. 52. 



